On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction in Ryan LLC v. FTC, temporarily halting the ban for the plaintiffs and certain plaintiff intervenors, but declining to extend the injunction to non-parties.

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Photo of Gregory S. Bombard Gregory S. Bombard

Gregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer focusing on trade secret litigation, business torts, and other complex commercial disputes. Greg represents pharmaceutical, technology, and manufacturing companies in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings throughout the United States. He regularly…

Gregory S. Bombard is a trial lawyer focusing on trade secret litigation, business torts, and other complex commercial disputes. Greg represents pharmaceutical, technology, and manufacturing companies in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration proceedings throughout the United States. He regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in trade secret cases and related claims. Greg is a frequent writer and speaker on trade secret law and is the co-author of the book Protecting and Litigating Trade Secrets (2nd Ed.), published by the American Bar Association.

In addition to his trade secrets practice, Greg has deep experience defending consumer and business claims under the Unfair Trade Practice Acts of Massachusetts (Chapter 93A) and similar laws in other states. He has handled unfair trade practice litigation on behalf of banks, credit card processors, mortgage servicers, and other consumer finance companies.

Photo of Justin Victor Justin Victor

Justin K. Victor is a trial lawyer who has assisted clients in recovering over $100 million in complex civil litigation. Mr. Victor has also secured temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions in state and federal court for clients seeking to protect…

Justin K. Victor is a trial lawyer who has assisted clients in recovering over $100 million in complex civil litigation. Mr. Victor has also secured temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions in state and federal court for clients seeking to protect against the misappropriation of trade secrets and to enforce restrictive covenants.

Mr. Victor has successfully defended clients facing claims totaling over $300 million. For example, Mr. Victor defends employers in class and collective actions arising under the FLSA and related state wage and hour laws. Mr. Victor also defends executives and board members in derivative and direct actions arising under state and federal law.

In addition to an active litigation practice, Mr. Victor counsels employers of all sizes in the design and implementation of employment policies, practices, proactive audits, and workplace training.

Photo of Galit Kierkut Galit Kierkut

Galit Kierkut focuses her practice in the areas of restrictive covenants, privacy, and trade secret counseling and litigation, as well as in matters relating to employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, employee leave and accommodation. She represents national and international employers in their U.S. operations…

Galit Kierkut focuses her practice in the areas of restrictive covenants, privacy, and trade secret counseling and litigation, as well as in matters relating to employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblowing, employee leave and accommodation. She represents national and international employers in their U.S. operations in the pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, financial services, hospitality, food service, retail and health care industries in state and federal courts, as well as before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and various Departments of Labor. She also trains and counsels employers in virtually all employment compliance areas. Galit is a member of Greenberg Traurig’s Health Emergency Preparedness Task Force, a multidisciplinary, collaborative team drawn from the firm’s offices around the world that provides clients with up to date counseling on all COVID-19 related matters.

Photo of Jacob Dean Jacob Dean

Jacob R. Dean is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office. Jacob defends employers in litigation involving race, sex, color, disability, and age discrimination and retaliation claims. Representing companies in a wide range of industries, Jacob has…

Jacob R. Dean is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office. Jacob defends employers in litigation involving race, sex, color, disability, and age discrimination and retaliation claims. Representing companies in a wide range of industries, Jacob has appeared on behalf of employers in federal and state court, as well as before state boards and commissions. His experience includes wage-and-hour investigations and audits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and responding to subpoenas and requests for information from various state departments of labor.